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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Orfeo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the narrator of "Pearl" want to call to the girl sitting at the base of the cliff?
(a) Lust.
(b) Concern.
(c) Fear.
(d) Desire.

2. What is the last word in "Pearl"?
(a) Love.
(b) Mighty.
(c) Amen.
(d) God.

3. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Anything they obtain during the day.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Happiness.

4. Where is Sir Orfeo a king?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Wales.
(c) England.
(d) France.

5. What happens as Lady Heurodis awakens from her nap under the tree?
(a) She cries.
(b) She wrings her hands.
(c) She goes mad.
(d) All of these listed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?

2. What does "the lord" say he would not take to accompany Sir Gawain to the Green Chapel?

3. In "Pearl," where does the narrator lose his pearl?

4. What kind of portion is served to the noble guests given the coming of the new year?

5. When does the Green Knight request to receive his blow?

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